Chapter XI
A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?" "Say, who had the saw last?" "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!" "Look out there! Low bridge!
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XI
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A
SURPRISE
"Toss
over
that
monkey
wrench;
will
you?"
"Say,
who
had
the
saw
last?"
"I
know
I
laid
a
hammer
down
here,
but
it's
gone
now!"
"Look
out
there!
Low
bridge!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
SURPRISE
"Toss
over
that
monkey
wrench;
will
you?"
Line 2
"Say,
who
had
the
saw
last?"
Line 3
"I
know
I
laid
a
hammer
down
here,
but
it's
gone
now!"
Line 4
"Look
out
there!
Line 5
Low
bridge!
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, who had the saw last?"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look out there!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"”
Wrench
noun
US /rɛntʃ/
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading “A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
bridge
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From this reading Low bridge!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
down
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
gone
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
hammer
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
it's
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
laid
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look out there!
Low
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From this reading Low bridge!
monkey
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From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
now
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From this reading "I know I laid a hammer down here, but it's gone now!"
out
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From this reading "Look out there!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
saw
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From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
Say
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From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
SURPRISE
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From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
there
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From this reading "Look out there!
Toss
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From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Say, who had the saw last?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SURPRISE "Toss over that monkey wrench; will you?"